David Ortiz
Local law schools face record application levels
Law school applications and enrollment are at record levels at both Roger Williams Law School and the Southern New England School of Law. The...
Tax revolt brewing
Restaurant, bar owners respond to statewide hike
Tony Demings is so mad about the 1 percent meals tax recently enacted to funnel
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Police convention’s economic impact varies
The Fraternal Order of Police convention had a mixed economic impact on Providence and Rhode Island, based on interviews with restaurant and bar owners....
Team-building on the high seas
Newport sailing company helps
firms work together
On a sultry August afternoon last week, two classic 12-metre yachts raced at a clip through...
Learning the basics of state’s workers’ comp program
The Rhode Island workers’ compensation system is a form of no-fault insurance that pays the medical expenses and lost wages of employees injured at...
Warwick a hotel hotbed with more affordable rates
Warwick tourism officials want their city to be the Kissimmee-St. Cloud of Rhode Island.
The city is becoming a boomtown for hotels that serve business...
Pawtucket’s arts district could spark city’s revival
Name: James E. Doyle
Position: Mayor of Pawtucket
Professional background: While in college, Doyle served in the Rhode Island National Guard. After college, Doyle became...
R.I. officials push to keep AT&T center
Rhode Island economic officials and almost 100 local employees of AT&T are trying to convince the telephone giant not to close a relay station...
Failed smoke-free bill could prompt class-action suit
A Providence medical malpractice attorney is signing up restaurant workers to act as plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the state of Rhode Island,...
Completion of Brightman Street Bridge delayed – again
The new Brightman Street Bridge in Massachusetts will be finished in 2007. At least that’s what the Massachusetts Highway Department is saying now.
The...
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